Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun On an Australian station at shearing-time, an assistant to the cook. Also
slushy .
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Examples
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I agree with her, at least from my personal experience as a slusher for Fantasy Magazine, and now, as its assistant editor.
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Note for 12/11/09: Another slusher for FM actually beat me to making a lot of these points!
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I'd sent Jetse a few stories during his tenure as e-slusher and editorial board member at Interzone, and when I read the challenge he'd posed to would-be contributors, I felt a little bit embarrassed.
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Now, maybe a credit in a really good mag would convince a slusher to forward the story to me even if they didn't like it.
GUEST POST: Jennifer Brissett Weighs in on the Writer Pay Rate Flap 2009
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If not, it takes time to read all that stuff, time the slusher or editor could be spending on your story.
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As a slusher I have bumped stories with “pedigree” and stories where the cover letter consists of “thank you for reading this, it is approximately 4300 words” or “if accepted, this will be my first publishing credit.”
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Even if you think that dragon image is bad as hell, likely it will just be (best case) white noise to the slusher or editor.
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All of this is arranged--including contracts drawn up and sent for signing--before lunch assuming that the slusher made his/her discovery over morning coffee.
Publishing Myths Contest! Editorial Anonymous 2009
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Which suggests the person who makes it is the slusher.
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A search for “evil genius” gets 24 hits, “slusher” none. hugh m – What show was it? dave – You were asked a question that hits directly on something you are doing.
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